Mueller, F.J.H. von (1877), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 10(86): 94 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In virgultis "Brigalow-Scrubs" dictus pone urbem Rockhampton rara, O'Shanesy; ad Herbert's Creek, Bowman."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 5 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 8 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 40 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 689 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, M. (1965), The genus Capparis (Capparaceae) from the Indus to the Pacific. Blumea 12(3): 525-526 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "O'Shanesy 2003 (K, MEL, holo), Australia, Queensland, Gracemere, fl. 1887;"

Hewson, H.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Capparaceae. Flora of Australia 8: 218, map 243 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Busbecquea shanesiana F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Busbeckea shanesiana F.Muell. nom. inval., pro syn.

• APC Dist.: Qld

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